The Plight of Nigeria's Legacy

Legacy as the word sounds and implies, takes its meaning
synonymous to ethics and values passed down to generations.
Though, Nigeria as my domain and lineage, I hate to say, I grieve
in bewilderment of unremorseful deterrence within my
subconscious. Its state I longed to see way pass when it
deserved.

Self-preservation and fulfillment is a resolute nature that
scores if not devours, thawing enough the heart of its gearing
non unanimous thought. I would hopefully like to take a smooth
and serene journey way back to the days it enjoyed the
non-skeptical works of great minds and competent personalities.
Such an ordeal to which these figures have the country’s interest
best in their minds with no any other matter of doubt crawling
within. Dignity, person, integrity and dedication to those they
meekly consolidate with hypocrisy not but solidarity.

Namely Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Alhaji
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Sir Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna of Sokoto) and
scores of them. Owing to the fact of their opposing religious and
ethnic bigotry worked together in solitary as one. They were role
models and mentors to take after and supposed to as a patriotic
citizen of this great matter, I mean country. They were our
founding fathers, brave hearts and positive milestones of
blessing, humbled with unwavering faith, negligence to self-weary
needs but upright to initiate perpetual positivity and growth of
their country men and women.

To talk of bold beat, they were scholars in their own way of
confiding in their selves and with all, were not antagonistic and
confident enough. To say not that concocted with xenophobic
vituperation, but rather evidently fighting for a course to say
nation building and as one for greatness.

Nigeria of yesteryears was a forefront, and amongst others an
epitome under the leadership of these people who were always
prepared to place the National interests above their personal
interests. Nigeria was making strides. We no longer have that
kind of leadership. Nigeria as a country was decent and morally
sound. We had a political clout that made us acceptable to all
African countries. Today as I keep saying, we are no longer what
we were. The institution of family has broken down, respect for
elders and constituted authority that used to be a cardinal
principle in our society is now in its lowest imp. Honesty wide
does not pay has become meaningless, symptoms of revolt loom
large in the horizon, insured today there is meaninglessness in
philosophy, insecurity in polity, immorality in society,
corruption in economy, frustration in art and even lack of
creativity in literature (Dr Yusuf Maitama Sule Dan Masanin
Kano).

Under the leadership of these past personalities, Nigerian we
were mind-positioned to gloat and holding our heads high at
international places, conferences and gatherings due to the
confidence having deep seated in their hearts for the country.
Now, our people no longer feel that way, but stutter even dull on
a low key ashamed to be observed as Nigerians.

I soberly and deeply regret to have to say, that Nigeria we as
citizens not be left asunder have failed due to the voracious
rate at which leadership had stricken us hard and monstrously.

We all have to indignantly wake ourselves up from the effects.
This killer-pills is having deterring our good moral tides to the
face of injustice. I am confident we can take a course against
these transient rogues I abhor incessantly.